Here rcu_assign_pointer() is ensuring that the
initialization of a structure is carried out before storing a pointer
to that structure.
So, rcu_assign_pointer(p, NULL) can always safely be converted to
RCU_INIT_POINTER(p, NULL).
Signed-off-by: Monam Agarwal <monamagarwal...@gmail.com>
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
index 3844f13..38e0a1a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_spu_syscalls);
void unregister_spu_syscalls(struct spufs_calls *calls)
{
BUG_ON(spufs_calls->owner != calls->owner);
- rcu_assign_pointer(spufs_calls, NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(spufs_calls, NULL);
synchronize_rcu();
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_spu_syscalls);
--
1.7.9.5
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